Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius
Canon 800mm f8 for 1/200th @ iso400
During the month of May there are a good numbers of Ringed Plover on the shingle and sandy beaches which litter the coast line of the Ardnamurchan peninsula.
They scurry about the beach in short bursts, the plover nest on the shingle beaches in shallow scrapes - the eggs make a prime target for the gulls who hang in the breeze searching out the nest sites.
During the month of May there are a good numbers of Ringed Plover on the shingle and sandy beaches which litter the coast line of the Ardnamurchan peninsula.
They scurry about the beach in short bursts, the plover nest on the shingle beaches in shallow scrapes - the eggs make a prime target for the gulls who hang in the breeze searching out the nest sites.